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Early Origins of the Sawatzki family

The surname Sawatzki was first found in Silesia. The surname is a toponym for someone who came from Zawada or Zawady. Both are derived from the "zawada" which means "obstruction", "fortress", "obstacle" or "impediment" as in the toponyms Zawada and Zawady. Today, there are numerous places named Zawada and Zawady throughout modern-day Poland.

Early History of the Sawatzki family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sawatzki research. Another 23 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Sawatzki History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sawatzki Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zawadsky, Zawadski, Zavadsky, Zawadzki, Zawada, Zawadowski, Zawadowsky, Sawadsky, Sawatsky, Sawatski, Sawatzky, Sawatzki, Zawatsky, Zawatzki and many more.


United States Sawatzki migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sawatzki Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mrs. Sawatzki, who landed in New York, NY in 1878 [1]
  • Elisabeth Sawatzki, who landed in New York, NY in 1878 [1]
  • Frau Sawatzki, who arrived in New York, NY in 1878 [1]
  • Gerhard Sawatzki, who landed in New York, NY in 1878 [1]
  • Justina Sawatzki, who arrived in New York, NY in 1878 [1]

Canada Sawatzki migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sawatzki Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Heinrich Sawatzki, who landed in Manitoba in 1874
  • Jacob Sawatzki, who arrived in Manitoba in 1874
  • Cornelius Sawatzki, who arrived in Manitoba in 1874
  • Thomas Sawatzki, who arrived in Manitoba in 1874
  • France Sawatzki, who landed in Manitoba in 1875
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Sawatzki (post 1700) +

  • Shanna Sawatzki, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2008 [2]
  • Jason Sawatzki, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 2004 [2]


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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